Floods: Number of evacuees in Beaufort drops to 377

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah's Beaufort district has dropped to 377 people as of 4pm on Monday (March 2). Read full story KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah’s Beaufort district has dropped to 377 people as of 4pm on Monday (March 2).This is a vast improvement from several thousand evacuated to temporary relief centres over the past week.With the situation improving and almost back to normal, the displaced victims currently housed at the sole operating relief centre are expected to return home within a day or two.The recent wave of floods began on Feb 20.Initially, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Paitan, Sandakan, Beluran and surrounding areas were affected.Beaufort, Sipitang, Membakut, Sook and Tenom, among other places, were hit about five days later.More than 9,000 villagers were displaced across the state.No casualties have been reported. Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Tags / Keywords: Sabah , Floods , Evacuees , Temporary Relief Centre , Beaufort Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report! Related News Sabah & Sarawak 6h ago Floods: 'Where were you' post sparks tension between Sabah rep and constituent Sabah & Sarawak 10h ago Strategic partner for Sabah Sabah & Sarawak 21h ago Fewer flood victims in Sabah, one relief centre operating in Beaufort